St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-03
Proposals for Indian Supplies and

Proposals for Indian Supplies and
Transportation.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of
- Indian Affairs, Washington, March 10, 1887.
Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals for Beef
tbids for beef must be submitted in separate
velopes), Bacon, Flour, Transportation. etc., las
the case may beg, and directed to the Commis-
sioner of Indian Affairs, Chamber of Commerce
Building, corner of Third and Chestnut Streets
st. Louis, Missouri, will be received until p. m
of Tuesday, April IL, 1887, for furnishing for the
Indian service about $4,000 pounds Bacon, &c.
100000 pounds Beef the hoof, 30, 600 pounds
Beans, 80, 600 pounds Corn, $4,000 pounds Cof-
fee. 5000, 600 pounds Flour, $4,000 pounds Feed,
135, 700 pounds Hard Bread, $4,000 pounds HON.
my, $4,000 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork,
100, 600 pounds Rice, $500 pounds Tea, 500, 600
pounds Salt, $4,000 pounds Sugar, and 50, 600
pounds Wheat. Also transportation for such of
the articles: goods, and supplies that may not be
contracted for to be delivered at the Agencies.
Also, proposals Endorsed above, and directed
to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos 65
and 81 Wooster street, New York City, will be re-
ceived until p. m. of Tuesday, May 3, 1887, for
Blankets, Wooden and Cotton Goods consisting
in part of Ticking, 90 900 yards; Standard Calico
100000 yards Drilling, IA 900 yards; Duck, free
from all sizing. 7S, 600 yards: Denms IL 900 yards
Bingham. 240,0O0 yards; Kentucky Jeans, Il, 600
yards; ChevIot, $500 yards; Brown Sheeting, 49,
coo yards; Bleached Sheeting 49 900 yards Hickory
Shifting 10000 yards; Calico Shirting g. 600 yards
Winsey, 2,2U0 yards); 1900 pounds of Baking
Powder; 23S. 0O0 pounds of Soap: Clothing, Gro
ceres, Notions, Hardware, Medical Supplies,
School Books, etc, and long list of miscellane.
GUS articles, such as Harness. Plows Rakes
Forks. etc., and for about 400 Wagons required
for the service, to be delivered at Chicago Kan
sas City, and Sioux City Also for such Wagons
as may be required, adapted to the climate of the
Pacific Coast, with California brakes, delivered
San Francisco.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantities of
subsistence supplies required for each Agency and
School, and the kinds and quantities in gross of
all other goods and articles, together with blank
proposals, conditions to be observed by bidders
time and place of delivery, terms of contract and
payment transportation routes, and all other
necessary instructions will be furnished upon ap-
plication to the Indian Office in Washington or
Nos. 60 and 81 Wooster street, New York; James
Ldgerwood 1856 Broadway, New York; the Secre-
tary of the Merchants Exchange, St Lous, Mis-
souri,; the Commissaries of Subsistence. U. S. A..
Louis, Saint Paul and San Francisco; the Post
masters ut Sioux City and Yankton: and to the
Postmasters at the following named places in
Kansas: Arkansas City, Burlington, Caldwell
Dodge City, Empora, Eureka, Great Bend,
Howard, Hutchinson, Larned. MCPHERSON, Marion,
Sterling Topeka, Wellington, Wichita, and Win
field.
The right is reserved by the Governmental re.
ject any and all bids, or any part of any bid.
Bids will be opened at the hour and day above
stated and bidders invited to be present at
the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids Emust be accompanied by certified
checks upon some United States Depository or
the First National Bank of Los Angeles, CAL. for
at least FIVE per cent of the amount OF the pro-
posal.
-. = j. d. c. ATKINS, Commissioner.
800 76-99.